ท้ายนา
táai-naaMeaning
1NounB1
end of a rice field
The far end or back part of a rice paddy or field.
Examples
บ้านbâanบ้านbâan1house; home2home (family unit)3village; hometown4classifier: หลัง5domestic; domesticated; cultivatedของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsยายyaaiยายyaai1grandmother (maternal)2old woman (informal; can be rude)ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)อยู่yùuอยู่yùu1[to] live; reside; stay2to be (located); be at3progressive/continuative marker4to exist; remainท้ายนาtáai-naaท้ายนาtáai-naaend of a rice field
My grandmother's house is at the far end of the rice field.
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The farmer walked to the far end of the paddy to let water into the field.
ตอนเด็กๆdton dèk-dèkผมpŏmชอบchôpไปbpaiนั่งเล่นnâng lênที่têeกระท่อมgrà-tômหลังlăngเล็กlékตรงdtrongท้ายนาtáai naa
When I was a kid, I liked to go hang out at the small hut at the far end of the rice field.
เสียงsǐiangกบgòpเขียดร้องkìiat-rɔ́ɔngระงมrá-ngomดังdangมาจากmaa-jàakบึงน้ำbʉng-náamท้ายนาtáai-naaในnaiคืนเดือนมืดkʉʉn-dʉʉan-mʉ̂ʉt
The sound of frogs and toads croaking loudly came from the pond at the far end of the rice field on the dark moonless night.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markMai tho
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
táai
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Low class + Mai tho → High
Tone chart
Every class and spelling pattern, with this syllable outlined.
| Mid class | High class | Low class | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No mark + live | Mid | Rising | Mid |
| No mark + dead short | Low | Low | High |
| No mark + dead long | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai ek | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai tho | Falling | Falling | High |
| Mai tri | High | — | — |
| Mai chattawa | Rising | — | — |
Word Breakdown
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ท้ายนาtáai-naaท้ายนาtáai-naaend of a rice fieldend of a rice fieldWord